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Britain lashed by winter weather

High winds, waves and tides were lashing Britain’s western coast yesterday in a winter storm that flooded seaside towns and low-lying areas.

Wales, southwest England and Northern Ireland were the worst-hit regions by the storm, the latest in a series of extreme winter conditions. Parts of northwestern France also suffered flooding.

Heavy rain, winds gusting up to 144 kilometers per hour and exceptionally high tides sent water flooding into several British seaside towns yesterday, and some western rivers burst their banks.

The UK Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings — meaning there is a threat to life and property — as well as more than 400 less serious flood warnings and alerts.

In Belfast, residents sandbagged properties.

Floods also washed over parts of northwest France, as heavy rains coupled with unusually high tides left the streets of coastal towns underwater.

 


 

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